“Suspicious death of local DJ,” read the headlines. The man of Dotty’s dreams turns into something of a nightmare.Meeting the tall, dark, handsome foreigner at her new job in the casino, Dotty thinks all her Christmases have come at once. Instead, she discovers a trail of lies and deceit, to say nothing of a suspicious package. Was Dotty the last one to see him alive? Did the police suspect she … suspect she was involved?
With the help of her friends, Dotty sets out to unravel the mystery around the tragic murder.
She should never have ignored the warning given by the mystery woman.
This is Book 1 in the Dotty Drinkwater Mystery Series – a cozy mystery full of laugh out loud moments and crazy capers.
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Dotty can’t see herself working as a gardener with the weather getting colder, so she applies to work at a casino. She also finds herself attracted to DJ Ashley Jones. She easily tells Ash quite a bit about herself, but he shares virtually nothing about his family or background.
Ash invites Dotty to his apartment for a Sunday lunch. Before she leaves for the lunch, Dotty gets an anonymous call from a woman warning her that Ash is nothing but trouble and then abruptly hangs up! Dotty keeps the lunch date Sunday afternoon and tells him about the phone call. Ash shrugs it off, which makes Dotty feel very uncomfortable. In an effort to change the subject, Ash asks Dotty about hemming up some of his curtains, which she readily agrees to do. With the atmosphere between them turning cold, Dotty leaves the apartment.
When returning the curtains to Ash, Dotty finds the police at the apartment building and learns that Ash is dead.
Who killed Ash? Why was he killed? Who was the lady that called to warn Dotty? Is Dotty still in danger? Can Dotty figure out what happened?
Diane Ezzard has created a very complex story line for this book with a lot of different events going on at the same time – very much like real life. The chapters are short, which makes for quick and easy reading. Occasionally the British terminology lends a little confusion, but it is still easy to follow the story line.
What will happen to these girls next?
Dotty, the main character, must have a magnetic field that pulls trouble her way! How could anyone be so unlucky? I won’t give away any spoilers here… you’ll just have to read the story to find out what happens. I don’t think you will be disappointed. I can hardly wait to read what will happen to Dotty, Kylie, and Rachel as the Dotty Drinkwater Mystery Series continues.
I read the prequel to this series. Now that I have read this first book of the series, I plan to read the rest of the series as the books become available. I continue to enjoy the main cast of three quirky twenty-something BFFs that are as entertaining although as different as they can be. Whether I personally relate to them or not, I found their characters to be believable. I enjoy reading of their humorous antics and interactions of the BFFs as they worked together to solve this new mystery. This book is not a novel, I finished reading it in one afternoon sitting. I recommend Dotty Dices with Death for anyone who loves a good mystery; but doesn’t have days to invest in reading a full-length novel.
You ever have a date or romantic encounter when at the time things felt pretty amazing. An ex comes across your path, and you let yourself believe she was just a bit wacky and maybe jealous. And you get that odd unsettled feeling.
This is sorta like that – but lethal. Poor Dotty.
Emotional drama and twisted underlying layers.
Intense with a bit of humor and some great friends thrown in!